Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education

Ms Maureen Murray:

I could not give a figure at this moment. However, quite a lot of schools ban phones altogether. The reality is that you cannot ban phones. That is not a realistic approach. The reality is that young people will have them in their pockets and their schoolbags and they will have them on whenever they can. Helping them understand what they have in their hand and helping them analyse what is going on with this worldwide computer is far more significant, as is giving them the skills to be able to critique what is in front of them and seek help in this area as well.